Germain Lussier, Author at Gizmodo

Always Take the Wizard’s Staff, You Idiots!

People of Rohan, if someone asks you to take a wizard’s staff, you say yes! That’s the moral not just of a key moment in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, but also this excellent new stop-motion Lego parody by the Brotherhood Workshop—which takes some liberties with the moment where Gandalf, Aragorn, Legolas,…

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For Her Next Trick, Amy Adams May Be Turning Into a Dog

You’ve heard of the wolfman, but what about the dogwoman? No, that’s not catchy enough. How about… Nightbitch? Nightbitch is the name of a new novel coming out by Rachel Yoder which Annapurna Pictures just won the rights to. The company will develop the project with Amy Adams attached the play the lead character, a…

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These Massive Murals for The Old Guard Are Truly Magnificent

One of the few bright spots in this god-forsaken year is the new Netflix film, The Old Guard. Director Gina Prince Bythewood’s adaptation of the Image Comic by Greg Rucka and Leandro Fernández provides the kind of emotional, exciting, superhero escape fans crave during the summer months. To help promote it, Netflix asked 15 artists…

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Jon Cryer and Ben Stiller Auditioned for a Very Different Back to the Future

Though the 35th anniversary of Back to the Future was earlier this month, the celebration continues into the fall. That’s when a brand new anniversary Blu-ray set is be released and news of it helped opened a door to a very appropriate alternate timeline. Cast your mind back to the early 1980s. Universal Pictures is…

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These Are the Shows You’re Pirating During the Pandemic

People who steal content through pirate sites really like genre television. Like, a lot. Parrot Analytics, which the Observer calls “a leading global content demand analytics company for the multi-platform TV business that sifts through social media, fan ratings, and piracy to figure who’s watching what,” has released a new breakdown of the most pirated…

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The Nerd’s Watch: The Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Streaming in August

Streaming is more important than ever. As huge numbers of people stay home during the global pandemic, many have turned to the plethora of services for a much-needed escape. At the start of each month, most streaming services do a little shuffle, adding new movies and taking some away, and io9 is here to help…

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This Is the Way: The Mandalorian, Watchmen, and What We Do in the Shadows Lead Genre’s 2020 Emmy Nominations

When you think of Emmy nominees you normally don’t think of galactic bounty hunters, godlike superheroes, or funny vampires. But Tuesday, the Emmys embraced their weird side and gave a some of the best genre TV of the year some well-deserved nods. The Television Academy has just released the full list of nominees for the…

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Guillermo del Toro Dreams of Making a Multi-Part Frankenstein Saga

Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein. The idea alone gives you chills. It’s been the director’s dream project for as long as he’s been asked the question, and the subject came up again at this weekend’s virtual San Diego Comic-Con. Del Toro explained a bit more about how he’d adapt the Mary Shelley book for the big…

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Guillermo del Toro Describes the Creature in Antlers as a God

If Ghostbusters taught us anything, it’s that if someone asks if you’re a God, you say “yes.” And, apparently, the creature in the new film Antlers got the message. Speaking during a San Diego Comic-Con panel Saturday, producer Guillermo del Toro explained how this creature is different from other ones he’s helped create. “I remember…

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For All Mankind’s Season 2 Teaser Blasts Off Into a New Space Race

The Cold War is really heating up in the second season of For All Mankind. In Saturday’s virtual San Diego Comic-Con panel, showrunner Ronald D. Moore was joined by fellow cast and crew members of the alternate history Apple TV+ show and provided a sneak peek at what the future holds. While the first season…

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Now Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights Is Canceled, Too

Covid-19 has already taken all the joy from our lives, so now it’s moving onto the horror. Universal Studios theme parks announced today that their popular, awesome, Halloween Horror Nights events have been canceled for 2020. At California’s Universal Studios Hollywood, where the theme park has yet to reopen since closing down earlier this year,…

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Charlize Theron Hopes Furiosa Can Be for This Generation What Ripley Was for Hers

Aeon Flux, Atomic Blonde, Hancock, Snow White and the Huntsman, Prometheus, The Italian Job, The Old Guard… you sometimes forget just how many incredible genre movies Charlize Theron has starred in throughout her career. Of course, though, one does seem to stand above the rest: Imperator Furiosa in Mad Max: Fury Road. During a Comic-Con…

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A New Ship From Colin Trevorrow’s Star Wars Episode IX Is Revealed

A San Diego Comic-Con panel Thursday revealed a very cool piece of Star Wars trivia we did not expect. Speaking to Collider, director Colin Trevorrow revealed a brand new Star Wars ship he designed with his nine-year-old son during the development of Star Wars Episode IX. The ship is called the TIE Marauder and, as…

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The New Mutants Dropped Tons of New Footage at SDCC

The New Mutants’ San Diego Comic-Con panel just revealed an exclusive look at the film’s opening sequence. If you missed it, no sweat, we’ve got it right here. Directed by Josh Boone, The New Mutants was famously supposed to be released back April of 2018. As that was happening, Disney purchased Fox and shelved the…

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New Star Wars Movies Delayed Along With Mulan and Avatar Sequels

Always in motion, the future is, especially in the era of covid-19. And as a result Disney just made some major release date shuffles. Mulan, which was most recently scheduled for release in August, has been undated, and all future Avatar and Star Wars movies have been delayed one year. That means Avatar 2, scheduled…

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Nick Frost and Simon Pegg’s Ghost Hunting Comedy Has Dropped Its First Trailer

When Nick Frost and Simon Pegg team up, the results are usually very good. That’s one of the many reasons why we’re pumped for Truth Seekers, the latest creation from the stars of Spaced, Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, The World’s End, and Paul. Truth Seekers’ eight-episode first season will debut this fall on…

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SDCC 2020 Exclusives From Mondo Include Ghostbusters, Bill and Ted, and Toothless

Anyone out there completely overwhelmed with the sheer mountain of Comic-Con 2020 exclusives available online? If so, our apologies, we’re about to make it much, much, worse. Along with all the great toys, Mondo is releasing a ton of exclusive posters and we’re excited to debut just three of them. We’ve got Ghostbusters by We…

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Edgar Wright May Direct a Spielberg-Produced Ghost Story Set at a Film Studio

As fans patiently wait for the next film by Shaun of the Dead and Scott Pilgrimdirector Edgar Wright, the talented filmmaker is lining up a smorgasbord of future projects. The latest is called Stage 13, a ghost story set at a movie studio. Deadline broke the news of the project, which is being produced by…

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28 Artists Collaborated on a Wild Quarantine Poster You Have to See

“Let’s make something weird together.” Those were the instructions artist Daniel Danger gave to a few of his artist friends who, like many of us, found themselves stuck inside due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. The result is a 28-person collaboration that’s available right now and io9 is stoked to debut it. “I pitched this…

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The Latest Ghostbusters Toy Asks ‘Okay, Who Brought the Dog?’

Does anyone have a milk bone for Hasbro’s latest Ghostbusters toy? It’s called “Tully’s Terrible Night” and io9 is excited to exclusively reveal it in all its glory. Part of the new collectible “Plasma Series,” from the toymaker, the set is a two-pack featuring Louis Tully (famously played by Rick Moranisin the film) and a…

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Always Take the Wizard’s Staff, You Idiots!

For Her Next Trick, Amy Adams May Be Turning Into a Dog

These Massive Murals for The Old Guard Are Truly Magnificent

Jon Cryer and Ben Stiller Auditioned for a Very Different Back to the Future

These Are the Shows You’re Pirating During the Pandemic

The Nerd’s Watch: The Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Streaming in August

This Is the Way: The Mandalorian, Watchmen, and What We Do in the Shadows Lead Genre’s 2020 Emmy Nominations

Guillermo del Toro Dreams of Making a Multi-Part Frankenstein Saga

Guillermo del Toro Describes the Creature in Antlers as a God

For All Mankind’s Season 2 Teaser Blasts Off Into a New Space Race

Now Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights Is Canceled, Too

Charlize Theron Hopes Furiosa Can Be for This Generation What Ripley Was for Hers

A New Ship From Colin Trevorrow’s Star Wars Episode IX Is Revealed

The New Mutants Dropped Tons of New Footage at SDCC

New Star Wars Movies Delayed Along With Mulan and Avatar Sequels

Nick Frost and Simon Pegg’s Ghost Hunting Comedy Has Dropped Its First Trailer

SDCC 2020 Exclusives From Mondo Include Ghostbusters, Bill and Ted, and Toothless

Edgar Wright May Direct a Spielberg-Produced Ghost Story Set at a Film Studio

28 Artists Collaborated on a Wild Quarantine Poster You Have to See

The Latest Ghostbusters Toy Asks ‘Okay, Who Brought the Dog?’

Could There Be a ‘Project Hail Mary’ Sequel?

Meta Has More Smart Glasses Coming Whether You Want Them or Not

Apple Requires Device-Level Age Verification in the UK Now. Could the US Be Next?

Astronomers Say Recent Rash of Meteor Sightings ‘Warrants Serious Investigation’

Did AMD Just Make the Best CPU for Gamers and Creators?

AI Just One-Shotted Another CEO

6 Magic School Anime and Manga to Discover Instead of Thinking About ‘Harry Potter’ Ever Again

Unprecedented Images Show Sperm Whales Acting as Midwives to Help a Mom Give Birth

‘Butt Birth’-ing Rhinoceros from Ace Ventura Sequel Sold at Auction for a Whopping $60,000

The Ryan Gosling Sci-Fi Streak Will Continue Until Morale Improves

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets

Apple Studio Display XDR Review: It Looks So Good, I Wish It Were an iMac

RayNeo Air 4 Pro Review: My Eyes Love These Video Glasses, but My Nose Disagrees